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Nancy Huehnergarth

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As a mother, I was shocked to learn that foods like chicken nuggets or canned chicken soup could soon contain chicken that was processed in China -- a country with one of the worst food safety records in the world! Even if you, or your school's cafeteria manager, want to avoid chicken processed in China, you're out of luck -- processed chicken products do not require country of origin labeling. Along with two other concerned moms, I decided to take action by starting a Change.org petition , Congress, keep Chinese chicken out of our schools and supermarkets! The petition has nearly 300,000...

Beyoncé literally pushing soda to kids. Sign the Petition Asking Beyoncé to Ditch Pepsi/Resign from Let’s Move ! In a sickening development involving the First Lady’s Let’s Move! initiative to improve the nutrition, fitness and health of the nation’s children, the initiative’s celebrity spokeswoman, Beyoncé, accepted a $50 million deal to sell Pepsi . She’ll be hawking soda to kids on TV, at grocery stores, on Pepsi cans, during the Super Bowl halftime and in other marketing formats for the foreseeable future. What was she thinking? Back in 2011, Beyoncé and the First Lady teamed up for Let’s...

My NYSHEPA colleagues and I worked hard for years to get menu labeling laws passed locally in New York. Over 60 percent of our state is now covered by menu labeling ordinances. We also worked hard to get a federal menu labeling law passed in 2010, so that all consumers would see calories posted, on menus and menu boards, at chain food establishments. The law is a simple way for Americans to get the information they need, when dining out, to make better decisions for themselves and their families. Who can tell that a cinnamon roll (510 calories) has more than double the calories in a glazed...